Scentara® Double Blue Lilac. Photo by: Proven Winners. Lilacs are easy-to-grow, shrubs with fragrant purple flowers that bloom in spring. They attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators and make perfect cut flowers. When properly cared for they can last decades in your garden...
Lilacs, said to symbolize the joy of youth and associated with spring’s awakening, are hardy, easy to grow, and low-maintenance. Although they can reach heights of 5 to 15 feet (or more), depending on the variety, the ideal lilac shrub produces flowers at eye level—all the better to...
I have yet to try either so I cannot say whether they really are superior or not. I have a small garden and I just keep mylilacsin a half whiskey barrel to contain them. Patience If youstart your lilac from cuttingsbe aware that you won’t get blooms for about 3 years and they can...
How to prune lilac bushes and when. Pruning Lilacs at the right time. Learn how to prune lilac bushes for shape and to rejuvenate the bush.
And thanks to new varieties, you can not only grow lilacs in most parts of the country, you can even plant lilac bushes that re-bloom! Learn all about planting lilac bushes, how to care for them, when to prune them, and our favorite lilac varieties. You will thank us next spring!
Some lilac bushes respond to transplanting by not blooming the following spring; by transplanting when the bush is dormant, you minimize this risk. In the spring, the rhododendron shrub displays large blooms in white, yellow or shades of pink or lavender. Growing from 3 to 8 feet tall and ...
Those babies got tomato cages…immediately to spare them from certain death! Can’t wait till the actually bloom, one day, but for now I am just celebrating their determination. Maybe they aren’t quite as daunting to grow as either of us first thought! Have a great evening.m Reply ...
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When to Prune Flowering Shrubs The “when” of pruning will depend on the type of flowering shrub that graces your landscape. Plants in this group will fall into one of three categories: Early-blooming shrubs that flower in spring. These include long-standing favorites such as lilac, forsythia...
The practice controls howseedsare dispersed and redirects the energy of the shrub from producing seeds to helping the roots and encouraging more lush growth. Todeadhead your bushes, either pinch off the spent blooms with your fingers, or cut them with hand pruners. When the flowers are removed...